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This Day in Monitor & Area–September 2
1901–John Flanagan set a pre-IAAF World File of 171-9 (52.35) within the Hammer Throw at NY’s Celtic Park. Flanagan was a 3-time Olympic champion within the occasion (1900-1904-1908)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Flanagan_(hammer_thrower)
http://www.wingedfist.org/John_Flanagan_Hercules.html
1960–The sleek Wilma Rudolph gained the primary of her three gold medals on the Rome Olympics, taking the Girls’s 100 in 11.0w. She equaled the world file of 11.3 in her semi-final race. Successful silver and bronze had been Nice Britain’s Dorothy Hyman (11.3w) and Italy’s Giuseppina Leone (11.3w).
Ralph Boston set an Olympic File of 26-7 ¾ (8.12) within the third spherical of the Males’s Lengthy Bounce however nearly had the gold medal “stolen” by U.S. teammate Bo Roberson, who jumped 26-7 ¼ (8.11) on his ultimate try. Soviet Igor Ter-Ovanesyan gained the bronze medal with a leap of 26-4 ½ (8.04). Boston would ultimately wind up with a whole set of Olympic medals, taking the silver 1964 and the bronze in 1968.
Unheralded Peter Snell, carrying New Zealand’s all-black uniform, gained the Males’s 800 in 1:46.3. fifth with 200 meters to go, Snell hugged the rail across the ultimate flip, then took benefit of a gap as Belgium’s Roger Moens, the World File holder within the occasion, veered out to lane 3 within the ultimate 50 meters. Jamaica’s George Kerr (1:47.1), the NCAA Champion (Illinois), completed 3rd.
Snell’s teammate, Murray Halberg (13:43.4), gained the 5000-Meters over East Germany’s Hans Grodotzki (13:44.6), and threerd was Poland’s Kazimierz Zimny (13:44.8). Halberg, who had constructed a lead of 20-meters with a spurt nearly 4000-meters into the race, misplaced most of that cushion however was in a position to maintain on for the win.
The U.S. obtained a sweep of the medals within the 400-hurdles from Glenn Davis (49.3), the defending champion Cliff Cushman (49.6), and Dick Howard (49.7). They had been offered their medals by Lord David Burghley, the 1928 Olympic Champion within the occasion! Cushman, a Main within the U.S. Air Pressure, was killed in motion through the Vietnam Conflict in 1966.
The opposite Press sister, Tamara (Irina gained the 80-hurdles the day earlier than), set an Olympic File of 56-10 (17.32) to win the Girls’s Shot Put. East Germany’s Johanna Lüttge (54-6 [16.61]) gained the silver medal, and Earlene Brown gained the bronze with a clutch ultimate throw of 53-10 1/2 (16.42). That had been the one time that an American girl had gained an Olympic medal within the Shot Put till 2016 when Michelle Carter gained gold in Rio!
The 20k stroll was gained by the Soviet Union’s Vladimir Golubnichiy (1:34:07.2), with silver and bronze going to Australia’s Noel Freeman (1:34:16.4) and Nice Britain’s Stan Vickers (1:34:56.4).
Medalists/Outcomes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics
Olympia Reviews: http://www.olympedia.org/editions/15/sports activities/ATH
Cushman: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?web page=gr&GRid=62052064
Movies
Rudolph:
http://www.olympic.org/movies/rome-1960-wilma-rudolph-stormed-to-gold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWECaWXmcDU
Snell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWk_agnXLzI
Halberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aW8B6BOLjs
1964—Norway’s Terje Pedersen broke two obstacles within the Javelin with one throw in Oslo, reaching out to a distance of 300-11 (91.72) to turn into the primary man in historical past to throw previous 90 meters and 300 toes! Describing his historic throw, Pedersen, who held the earlier World File of 285-10 (87.12), stated, “My method run went effectively—after which I felt myself connecting. And the way! It was an exceptional feeling. It was identical to throwing a stone. The javelin bore barely to the left, not straight forward as I’m used to, however I feel it was a bonus as a result of your proper arm describes an arc from proper to left while you throw, and it’s, subsequently, pure for the javelin to go considerably to the left if the discharge is ideal.” (From the Development of World Athletics Information-2020 Version:
https://worldathletics.org/information/information/progression-of-world-athletics-records-on-sal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menpercent27s_javelin_throw_world_record_progression
1972–Dave Wottle, sixth with 200-meters to go, unleashed his well-known “kick” and caught a sprawling Yevgeniy Arzhanov (Soviet Union/Ukraine) within the ultimate stride to win the Males’s 800-meters (1:45.9 for each) on the Munich Olympics. An in depth 3rd was Kenya’s Mike Boit (1:46.1).
Whereas it seems to be like he was “kicking” within the final 200 meters, Wottle ran fairly even splits of 26.4, 26.9, 26.4, and 26.2 whereas others had been slowing down and returning to him!
He obtained a lot consideration when he forgot to take away his cap whereas enjoying the Nationwide Anthem through the medal ceremony! Even his mom obtained on his case, asking, ”Why didn’t you’re taking your hat off” earlier than congratulating him on his win!
Whereas Wottle will endlessly be linked to the 800, he at all times thought-about himself a miler first! (He gained three NCAA titles within the 1500-‘72/mile-‘73/indoors & open air whereas at Bowling Inexperienced).
(Irrespective of how typically I watch the race video, I nonetheless have a tough time believing Wottle will catch Arzhanov!)
Operating out of lane 1, Uganda’s John Akii-Bua gained the 400-meter hurdles within the World File time of 47.82. Ending 2nd was American Ralph Mann (48.51-American File), who had set a WR of 48.8 for the 440y-hurdles on the NCAA Championships in June, and third was Nice Britain’s David Hemery (48.52), the defending Olympic champion and the earlier WR holder (48.1). Hemery was additionally the 1968 IC4A and NCAA Champion whereas competing for Boston College. An in depth 4th was American Jim Seymour (48.64).
East Germany’s Renate Stecher gained the Girls’s 100-Meters in 11.07, breaking Wyomia Tyus’s World File by .01s. A distant 2nd was Australia’s Raelene Boyle (11.23), and third was 17-year-old Cuban Silvia Chivás (11.24).
East Germany’s Wolfgang Nordwig (18-1/2 [5.50m]) gained the Pole Vault over American Bob Seagren (17-8 ½ [5.40m]), the defending Olympic champion. American Jan Johnson gained the bronze medal (17-6 ½ [5.35m]).
With 4-time gold medalist Al Oerter’s reign within the Males’s Discus at an finish, it was time for a brand new Olympic Champion to be topped. That honor fell to Czech Ludvík Daněk, who threw 211-3 (64.40) within the ultimate spherical to maneuver from 5th to 1st and snatch the gold medal from American Jay Silvester (208-4 [63.50]), who at the very least got here away together with his 1st Olympic medal. Ending 3rd was Sweden’s Ricky Bruch (208-0 [63.40]). Daněk now had a whole set of Olympic medals, profitable silver in 1964 and bronze in 1968.
Utilizing the brand new “Cata-Pole,” Seagren had set a World File of18-5 ½ (5.63m) within the Pole Vault on the U.S. Trials in early July. The East Germans protested in opposition to the brand new pole “as a result of it contained carbon fibers.” When it was identified that the pole didn’t comprise carbon fibers and that IAAF guidelines didn’t specify any materials prohibitions on poles, the IAAF banned it anyway as a result of the gear had not been accessible to all opponents for the previous 12 months. It was additionally famous to the IAAF that their guidelines had no such requirement. Then, on August 27, the ban on the poles was lifted, and it was introduced they’d be allowed. Nonetheless, three days later, the IAAF once more reversed itself and reinstated the ban on the poles, confiscating them from the pole vaulters’ rooms within the Olympic Village”.
As soon as the competitors was over, a smiling Seagren returned his alternative pole to the person who had given it to him, Adrian Paulen, an IAAF official who reportedly believed the American was graciously presenting him with a present.
Medalists/Outcomes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics
Olympia Reviews: https://www.olympedia.org/editions/18/sports activities/ATH
Sports activities Illustrated Vault:
https://vault.si.com/vault/1972/09/11/saved-by-a-very-fast-wottle
Movies:
Wottle(ABC Protection): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LHid-nC45k
Akii-Bua: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9llJeNmhNc
The John Akii-Bua Story-An African Tragedy ( a 90-minute documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY2s6ihFrvk
Akii-Bua’s Life in Idi Amin’s Uganda:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/06/athletics.olympicsathletics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Akii-Bua
Wottle Appears to be like Again
(Video w/Billy Cvecko): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpdk8txdb8c
Pole Vault Controversy:
Steve Smith, who didn’t make the ultimate, was additionally affected by the ban on the brand new poles (he had beforehand used a “Sky-Pole”).
http://www.sanclementetimes.com/not-your-typical-olympic-story/
1977–The inaugural World Cup (Sep.2-4), held in Düsseldorf, Germany, was the setting for a lot of nice matchups and performances. It additionally stirred ideas of one other international occasion–as a prophetic Garry Hill wrote in Monitor and Area Information, “Greater than ever, we’d like a real World Championships. That was the message introduced residence by the World Cup”.
Maybe stung by his first loss in a yr to West Germany’s Harald Schmid the week earlier than in Berlin, 1976 Olympic Champion Edwin Moses reaffirmed his standing because the #1 man in his occasion by profitable the 400-hurdles (9-2) in 47.58, the 2nd-fastest time in historical past on the time (behind his world file of 47.45). Ending far up the monitor had been East Germany’s Volker Beck (48.83) and Schmid (48.85), each of whom set Nationwide Information. Moses’s victory would have added significance through the years since this started his outstanding 109-meet profitable streak.
Kenya’s boycott of the 1976 Olympics stored Mike Boit from difficult Cuba’s Alberto Juantorena for the gold medal within the 800-meter. The 2 lastly met in Zürich per week earlier, with Juantorena getting the higher hand. The anticipation was excessive for his or her rematch right here (9-2), and the 2 warriors didn’t disappoint, waging a terrific homestretch battle to the wire, with World File holder Juantorena profitable by a tenth of a second (1:44.0-1:44.1). The anticipated matchup drew a lot consideration it was proven stay on ABC!
Juantorena, aka “El Caballo” (The Horse), got here again two days later to win the 400 (45.36). The 400 was first run on Saturday (9-3), with East Germany’s Volker Beck profitable 45.79. Juantorena, claiming he didn’t hear the gun, protested, and his attraction was upheld. Beck completed 2nd to Juantorena (45.36) within the rerun and ran 45.50, a Nationwide File.
Steve Williams, injured on the 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials, gained the Males’s 100 (9-2) out of lane 1 over East Germany’s Eugen Ray (10.13-10.15), who was on his option to a #1 World Rating.
Exhibiting stick-passing abilities typically lacking from U.S. groups, a lineup of Invoice Collins, Steve Riddick, Cliff Wiley, and Williams set a World File of 38.03 within the Males’s 4×100 relay (9-3).
Nice Britain’s Steve Ovett broke open an in depth race with a blistering ultimate 200 to win the Males’s 1500-meter
(9-3) with a British file of three:34.45. John Walker, the World File holder within the mile on the time, dropped out with 150 meters to go after main on the bell. Ending seventh was a younger Steve Scott, who had gained the primary of six U.S. titles within the 1500 in June.
With the sphere enjoying into his arms with a gradual tempo, Ethiopia’s Miruts Yifter unleashed his potent kick (25.1 final 200, 54.3 final 400) to win the ten,000 (9-2/28:32.3). Ending third was Holland’s Jos Hermens, presently one of many main brokers within the sport. Yifter (13:13.8-NR) returned on 9-4 to win the 5000 over Marty Liquori, who set an American File of 13:15.1.
Reversing the order of their 1-2 end within the Males’s Discus (9-2) on the earlier yr’s Olympics, East Germany’s Wolfgang Schmidt got here from behind to beat American Mac Wilkins (220-3 [67.14]) to 218-8 [66.64]).
Francie Larrieu fought out of a field to complete a satisfying 2nd within the Girls’s 1500 (4:12.7-4:13.0) behind the Soviet Union’s Tatyana Kazankina, who gained the 800 and 1500 on the 1976 Olympics.
Jan Merrill led the Girls’s 3000 for a lot of the race earlier than Norway’s Grete Waitz took over and gained in 8:43.5. Merril was edged for 2nd by the Soviet Union’s Lyudmila Bragina, the world file holder. Nonetheless, she obtained some comfort by breaking Francie Larrieu’s American File (8:55.0) together with her time of 8:46.6.
Poland’s Irena Szewińska, who gained the 200 on the primary day of competitors, accomplished a double by profitable the Girls’s 400 over East Germany’s Marita Koch (49.52-49.76).
The U.S. males had been poised to win this first-ever international workforce competitors because the 4×400 relay obtained underway, however anchorman Maxie Parks pulled up on the backstretch with a hamstring damage and couldn’t end the race. East Germany was the workforce champion by scoring 127-120 over the U.S. Europe edged East Germany for the ladies’s title(107-102). (Because of Monitor and Area Information for a lot of the above info)
Medalists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_IAAF_World_Cup
SI Function(Juantorena): https://vault.si.com/vault/1977/08/29/el-caballo-is-off-and-running
Merrell Noden Appears to be like Again on the 800(2002):
https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/12/23/runners-mike-boit-and-alberto-juantorena-september-12-1977
Movies: Males’s 800, Males’s 100, Males’s 1500
Different Occasion Movies: Half 1, Half 2, Half 3, Half 4, Half 5
1985–Charlie Simpkins, a red-shirt junior at Baptist Faculty (now often called Charleston Southern), set a Collegiate File of 58-7 ¼ (17.86) within the Triple Bounce on the World College Video games in Kobe, Japan. He moved (on the time) to #3 on the All-Time world record behind World File holder Willie Banks (58-11 ½ [17.97]) and Brazil’s Joao Oliveira (58-8 ½ [17.89]). (Now #6 All-Time U.S.). He grew to become a 2-time U.S. Olympian, ending 5th in 1988 and profitable the silver medal in 1992.
(For subscribers): https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-19-sp-9593-story.html
1987—This was the off-day on the World Championships in Rome. NBC, in want of extra programming for the “Highlights” present that may air that evening, determined to host a lunch at an out of doors restaurant within the hills of close by Tivoli and invite some athletes, a few of whom had already competed on the Worlds. This was the brainchild of producer John Gonzalez, who at all times managed to rearrange a novel eating expertise for the crew each time NBC was protecting a T&F occasion in a overseas land. When Gonzalez proposed the concept to Dick Enberg, who was serving because the host for every of the each day reveals, the veteran announcer beloved it, and the plan was set in movement.
With the cameras rolling, the primary company to reach had been the NBC announcers—Enberg, who apparently had beforehand been to the restaurant, Charlie Jones, Dwight Stones, Frank Shorter, and Missy Kane. They had been quickly joined by New Zealand’s John Walker, the previous World File holder within the Mile.
After they had been seated, Enberg then began introducing the all-star solid of invited athletes:
Edwin Moses—had gained his 2nd World title within the 400-hurdles
Jackie Joyner-Kersee—winner of the Heptathlon. She was joined by her husband/coach, Bobby and brother
Al, the 1984 Olympic Champion within the Triple Bounce.
John Brenner—winner of the bronze medal within the Shot Put
Evelyn Ashford—injured however a part of NBC’s broadcast workforce
Grete Waitz—on crutches resulting from a stress fracture, 1983 World Champion within the Marathon
My project had been to select up Carl Lewis at his resort. Nonetheless, he was busy assembly Maradona, the legendary soccer participant (at the very least that’s what my reminiscence tells me!), and would arrive later, together with Joe Douglas, his supervisor and the coach of the Santa Monica Monitor Membership. Carl’s mother, Evelyn, and sister, Carol, joined me for the trip to Tivoli. (Carl had completed 2nd to Ben Johnson within the 100 however was declared the winner when Johnson was later disqualified).
When requested not too long ago about what it took to draw such an illustrious group, Gonzalez replied, “I actually wasn’t certain till the final minute who would present up, however I needn’t have nervous. Once I talked about one after the other to all these stars {that a} free meal was concerned, nobody declined. The bus trip up was one thing I’ll always remember, as in all places round me was one other famous person. The bus trip down was much more in order Carl joined us, and by that point, everybody had imbibed in additional than a bit of Chianti”!
I had been racking my mind making an attempt to recollect all the contributors on this memorable tour when, due to Google and YouTube, I discovered the video of your complete present! See how the remainder of the lunch performed out by going to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTrsZYiioA0 (contains some occasion movies)
2007—The winner of the 1500 earlier within the week, Bernard Lagat, gained the Males’s 5000 on the ultimate day of competitors on the 11th World Championships in Osaka, Japan, changing into the primary man to finish that double on the Worlds. A gradual tempo, which performed into his arms, led to Lagat’s profitable time of 13:45.87, the slowest in World Championships historical past.
He waited till the ultimate straightaway earlier than sprinting into the lead, then held off the late surge of Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge (13:46.00), the 2003 Champion. Uganda’s Moses Kipsoro (13:46.75) simply edged American Matt Tegenkamp (13:46.78) to win the bronze medal. Ending 6th was future nice Mo Farah (13:47.54) of Nice Britain, and 11th was the threerd American within the race, Adam Goucher (13:53.17).
Finland’s Tero Pitkämäki (296-4[90.33]) gained the Males’s Javelin over Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen (290-8 [88.66]) and American Breaux Greer (282-10 [86.21]), who was disenchanted together with his bronze medal efficiency. “Often, I’ll catch one or two out of six, however I didn’t catch something tonight. I feel possibly I used to be too aggressive. Man, I used to be simply going for a World File right this moment. That was my dangerous”.
Pitkämäki’s throwing fashion, which left him face down on the runway, reminded veteran observers of the fashion utilized by Al Cantello, the previous World File holder within the occasion.
Kenya’s Catherine Ndereba, the 2003 Champion, gained the Girls’s Marathon in 2:30:37. She would win her 2nd straight Olympic silver medal the next yr in Beijing. Successful silver and bronze had been China’s Zhou Chunxiu (2:30:45) and Japan’s Reiko Tosa(2:30:55).
Croatia’s Blanca Vlašić (6-8 ¾ [2.05]) gained the Girls’s Excessive Bounce over Russia’s Anna Chicherova and Italy’s Antonietta DiMartino, who tied for twond with their clearance of 6-8 (2.03). Clearing 6-6 ¾ (2.00) on this deep area had been Russia’s Yelena Slesarenko and Yekaterina Savchenko. 32-year-old Amy Acuff, competing in her 7th World Championships, completed 12th (6-4 ¼ [1.94]). She would additionally end 12th at her 8th (and ultimate) Worlds in Berlin in 2009.
Canada’s Gary Reed (1:47.10) had the lead coming off the ultimate flip within the Males’s 800 however was handed simply earlier than the end line by Kenya’s Alfred Kirwa Yego, whose profitable time of 1:47.09 continues to be the slowest, by far, in World Championships historical past. The subsequent slowest profitable time is David Rudisha’s 1:45.84 in 2015. Successful the bronze was Russia’s Yuriy Borzakovskiy (1:47.39), who gained silver on the 2003 and 2005 Worlds. He would win a 2nd bronze in 2011.
Medalists within the Girls’s 1500-Meters had been Bahrain’s Maryam Jamal (3:58.75), Ukraine’s Iryna Lishchynska (4:00.69), and Bulgaria’s Daniela Yordanova (4:00.82). Russia’s Yelena Soboleva (3:58.99) initially completed an in depth 2nd to Jamal however was retroactively stripped of her silver medal for a doping violation.
Shericka Williams (50.5) led Jamaica on the opening leg of the Girls’s 4×400, with DeeDee Trotter (51.3) bringing the U.S. in 4th. As soon as Allyson Felix obtained the baton, the race was successfully over, her 48-flat cut up giving the U.S. a snug lead they’d by no means relinquish, profitable in 3:18.55 (now #9 All-Time U.S.). Ending up the U.S. win had been Mary Wineberg (50.2) and Sanya Richards (49.1). Ending 2nd and threerd had been Jamaica (3:19.73) and Nice Britain (3:20.04), with each setting Nationwide Information.
The U.S. accomplished a sweep of the 4 relays by profitable the Males’s 4×400 in 2:55.56, the twond-fastest time in historical past (on the time—nonetheless #4). It was a one-team race from the start, with LaShawn Merritt (44.4), Angelo Taylor (43.8), Darold Williamson (44.3), and his former Baylor teammate, Jeremy Wariner (43.1) every having the quickest cut up on their respective legs. Silver and bronze went to the Bahamas (2:59.18) and Poland (3:00.05).
Medalists/Outcomes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_World_Championships_in_Athletics
https://worldathletics.org/information/information/osaka-2007-womens-high-jump-beating-back-th
